Mayor makes announcement in memo to city council members

6:30 AM,
Apr. 17, 2014

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Mayor Bruce Powell informed city council members Tuesday, through a memo left in their individual city hall boxes, that he placed Bull Shoals Police Chief Dan Sutterfield on administrative leave. The mayor's memo does not say whether the leave is paid or unpaid.

That distinction is not critical at the moment as Sutterfield, 35, is receiving workers' compensation for an injury he reportedly suffered during the controversial arrest of Nicholas Dore. Sutterfield is currently facing federal charges for excessive force and falsifying a report following his arrest last week. The incident in ...